Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Strap on your kilt and be a record breaker at Great Aberdeen Run

Post Thumbnail

Competitors in the inaugural Great Aberdeen Run are being offered the chance to enter the history books – by wearing a kilt as they push themselves to the limit.

Visit Aberdeenshire is calling on runners to don a kilt for the half marathon event, on August 27, and set a new world record.

The Guinness Book of Records does not currently have a record set for this challenge.

However, the judges have stipulated that to be considered as a genuine new  record, the time must be less then 90 minutes.

The route, which is slightly more than 13 miles, starts and finishes on Union Street and will provide a shimmering granite backdrop to the race, with runners taken by Marischal College and Old Aberdeen.

Chris Foy, chief executive of Visit Aberdeenshire said: “The launch of the inaugural Simply Health Great Aberdeen Run has captured the attention of people locally and nationally alike, and it is a very exciting time for the region as it prepares to welcome thousands of visitors.  We’re always looking for new and interesting ways to promote the region, and it doesn’t get any more exciting than a world record attempt.

“Aberdeen is a vibrant and lively place during the summer, with plenty of outdoor activities to keep the family entertained, and I hope visitors get the opportunity to explore the local area during their stay.

“The Simply Health Great Aberdeen Run is a fantastic addition to the busy North-east events calendar, and I’m looking forward to seeing if we can set a new world record later this month.”

Anyone who believes they can complete the race in the specified time and would like to participate should register at www.visitabdn.com/gar